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*~^,,,,,,, people access  the  island  by a bridge. ,,,,,,,^~*
%*~^,,,,,, it's  meant  not for small  creatures  - ,,,,,,^~*%
*%*~^,,,,, this  way  over is narrow  and  crowded, ,,,,,^~*%*
@*%*~^,,,,               and violent.               ,,,,^~*%*@
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#@@*%*~^,, as it crosses  the  narrow, the road  is ,,^~*%*@@#
##@@*%*~^, wide,  made strong  by the concrete. the ,^~*%*@@##
#@@*%*~^,, flow  is  deep  and  sweet,  and  heavy. ,,^~*%*@@#
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@*%*~^,,,, pretty soon  though the road branches in ,,,,^~*%*@
*%*~^,,,,, two. sometime after this  the same thing ,,,,,^~*%*
%*~^,,,,,, happens again.  this  time, however,  we ,,,,,,^~*%
*~^,,,,,,, get a peculiar  relationship between the ,,,,,,,^~*
~^,,,,,,,, new  roads: a  bigger one  goes straight ,,,,,,,,^~
^,,,,,,,,, ahead,  while  a   smaller   one  snakes ,,,,,,,,,^
~^,,,,,,,,            around it like ivy.           ,,,,,,,,^~
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%*~^,,,,,, this ivy  road  is home to a  great deal ,,,,,,^~*%
*%*~^,,,,, of  supple creeks and  nooks.  the water ,,,,,^~*%*
@*%*~^,,,, flows  slower here,  people  are slower, ,,,,^~*%*@
@@*%*~^,,, creatures  come  out  of their  shadows. ,,,^~*%*@@
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##@@*%*~^, a  good  place for a  little  specialist ,^~*%*@@##
#@@*%*~^,,                  shop!                   ,,^~*%*@@#
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